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Nothing wrong with that. When I sat down and finally looked at the 5e math I realized it's way to easy for what I find acceptable.

So the experienced, and 'professional' DMs all failed to actually run the game.

It's vital that SD not be played like 5e or even 2e. Danger should be telegraphed so players can make informed choices. Combat will...

Hmm. This mostly sounds like bad DMs (why on earth would you just go through dungeon rooms in numerical order?) along with general...

You can't judge a system based on some wacky crazy-pants implemetantion, or on small sample size outcomes. Other forums have a decided...

Yeah, its not a world view I can subscribe to. Wife, Work, Gym, Shadowdark....uhh....done.

Thats essentially 3 classes worth of abilities.

The idea of spawning other monsters needs to be handled delicately, IMO, althought it's an awesome idea. A key deisgn point is what...

No it doesnt, and no we are not. Its a game about going into dungeons, yes, and getting the treasure. Combat is not a requirement of...

Yeah, so your just not looking for what Shadowdark is. Which is again, fine. It isn't combat focused.

Yeah. Nothing is going to change (outside of house rules) the fact that a Level 1 in SD has LOW HP. Thief, 1d4, Wizard, 1d4. Thats just...

I’ve said it before and here it goes again: AD&D 2e with some optional rules layered on to address some of your complaints is the game...

I'm slowly moving toward a standard dungeon room page layout that I'm happy enought with to stop messing it about every time I do a new...

Personally, I love Tolkien, and LotR is probably the greatest fantasy influence on me bar none. But I think that it's difficult to...

When I started reading fantasy, I did read The Hobbit but also Redwall. When my father found out that I was reading fantasy, he took me...